1953 Cedar Rapids Indians Roster

Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League (IIIL) - Class: B
Team Record: 63-65
Finished 5th in the IIIL
Manager: Al Kubski (0-0), Bill Prince (0-0)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Ballpark: Veterans Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 93,501, Avg. 1,461
1953 Cedar Rapids Indians Statistics

The Cedar Rapids Indians of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1953 season with a record of 63 wins and 65 losses, finishing fifth in the IIIL.

The Indians scored 590 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 620 runs. Bob Coats topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .327 average. Joe Stanka led Cedar Rapids with 12 wins and a team-best 2.35 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Players from the 1953 Cedar Rapids Indians who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Jim Fanning, Footer Johnson, Art Pennington, Joe Stanka and Andy Varga.

Al Kubski and Bill Prince served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Donald AnnenLRJuly 26, 19295'11"180
James BatchelorRSeptember 22, 19246'0"170Nashville, TN US
Ray BellinoRRDecember 3, 19326'0"175Jersey City, NJ US
Carl Bentz
Earl BirnelROctober 18, 19265'10"170
Lloyd Bryant
William ChaclasL6'1"185
Bob CoatsLLDecember 24, 19296'0"180Woodlawn, IL US
Ray CoombsMay 9, 1928
Jim FanningRRSeptember 14, 19275'11"180Chicago, IL US
Samuel FrazierRR6'2"175
Pete GasperRRJune 7, 19295'11"175Jessup, PA US
Arnold GreenL6'2"175
Len HeinbignerLSeptember 15, 19286'0"185Oshkosh, WI US
Paul HoffmeisterRRDecember 23, 19286'4"215East Chicago, IL US
Cart HowertonLOctober 23, 19276'2"193
Footer JohnsonLLFebruary 15, 19325'11"175Dayton, OH US
Thomas KerrRR6'2"175
Bernard KozubR5'10"170
Al KubskiRMay 20, 19166'1"190
Theodore LotzR6'0"180
Sam MeyerRRDecember 17, 19316'2"185Phoenix, AZ US
Grant MitchellRRNovember 29, 19336'2"175San Jose, CA US
Art PenningtonSRMay 18, 19235'11"180Memphis, TN US
Dick RigazioROctober 16, 19306'0"175
Darrell RothrockRLMay 13, 19286'0"200Stewardson, IL US
Paul SchniedersLLAugust 22, 19265'11"175Cole County, MO US
Joe StankaRRJuly 23, 19316'6"201Hammon, OK US
Horace TangmanLLDecember 8, 19265'10"180
Wayne TjadenRR6'3"205
Andy VargaRLDecember 11, 19306'4"187Chicago, IL US
Elmer WestfallR5'10"180
Harry WiseLR6'3"180

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.




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